Fran Ferris-Ockwell

Fran is co-founder of Mantle, an ethical consultancy supporting purpose-driven businesses and non-profits to become more impactful and sustainable through consultancy, coaching, mentoring, and training. Fran is also the co-founder of a tech-for-good start-up, Family Phone, a digital hub that enables people to live independently with cognitive decline and helps give peace of mind to families and carers. 

Until 2020, Fran was CEO of a Sheffield housing charity, Nomad Opening Doors. In her role, her objective was to make the organisation financially sustainable so it could improve housing provision in the city for single people and those at risk of homelessness. During her tenure, she led the transformation of the charity – from being threatened closure it reaching a position of strength and financial sustainability. Fran oversaw the diversification of their income streams and introduced substantial additional revenue from trading.

Fran has extensive experience in senior leadership and governance, income diversification, and strategic development, and holds a BA in English from Goldsmiths, and a Masters’ in Public Administration from the University of York. She is also an accredited mentor, supporting international business leaders through Collective Brains, and a Fellow of the Royal Society for the Arts

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Morgan Killick

For me, nothing is as exciting as helping a business realise its full potential. I am an energetic and inspirational leader with 15 years of real world experience founding and scaling an award-winning Social Enterprise. I began mentoring other social enterprises as a ‘sideline’ in 2008, but I now devote most of my time to supporting the next generation, from startups through to established companies with 80 staff. To date, I have mentored, supported or advised 100’s of local social enterprises, including many of the most celebrated success stories in the city. I do this as a consultant/contractor for a variety of different programmes and organisations, as well as in private practice. 

With almost 25 years combined experience as a successful founder and advisor, I am sought after for insight, knowledge and contacts, as well as a comprehensive suite of practical business skills. I pride myself on my ability to engage with business owners in a way that allows them to share their challenges and opportunities on a ‘critical friend’ basis and overcome specific technical or tactical obstacles to growth. I am equally at home advising on strategy and vision as I am assisting with detailed business plans, complex financial modeling, social enterprise legal structures or access to social investment.

Kris Mackay

Kris has over 20 years’ experience working with charities, social enterprises and businesses to grow and thrive. She has enjoyed a broad career and has worked across health and social care, public health, voluntary and community, education, housing and commercial sectors at local, regional and national levels. This gives her the ability to bring forward new perspectives and innovative thinking into her practice which has always been focused on tackling social inequality, particularly looking at how you can use entrepreneurial approaches to tackle social issues. An experienced facilitator, coach and business growth specialist, she is committed to the values of collaboration, co-design, equality and inclusion. 

In 2022, Kris founded Growing Circles, a Sheffield based consultancy focused on supporting Social Enterprises in the region to grow. Current clients include national and local social enterprises with a focus on placemaking, social value, community, art and wellbeing. She also works as the Commercial Director and Lead Placemaking Associate for national Social Value experts Well North Enterprises, supporting national businesses such as Barratt Developments Plc and Ibstock Brick Plc to increase their social impact. A lover of cups of tea and getting to know people, Kris has strong networks across the region. Alongside paid roles, she sits on the Sheffield Built Environment for Good Group, part of Business in the Community, is a Trustee for Sheffield and Rotherham Wildlife Trust and a Non-Exec Director for Wilscapes CIC and Sheffield Social Enterprise Network CIC.

Jodie Marshall

Jodie is the Founder and Managing Director of the long standing social enterprise A Mind Apart. Starting the company at the height of the recession in 2008 Jodie built the performing arts company to be resilient and responsive to the needs of the community it serves, whilst training and supporting individuals internationally within the education, youth and performing arts sectors. She led the company through Covid at a time when the arts sector was in serious difficulties, strengthening the company as a result. 

Holding a Masters in Social Enterprise and Cooperative Management, Jodie has extensive experience of supporting, coaching and consulting social enterprises and other ethical based businesses. Her work has included taking organisation from being volunteer led to being sustainable businesses employing individuals and increasing their impact and growth.

Jodie has been running her own social enterprise and supporting charities, not for profit organisations and small businesses internationally for over fifteen years guiding them in change management, development and growth, accountability, governance and ethical practices. As a coach, mentor and consultant she works with clients to develop a clear picture of where they are going, supporting them to think big picture, whilst focusing on the detail and implementing it to achieve their goals.

In 2023, Jodie joined Fran at Mantle. Through this ethical consultancy, Jodie works with businesses in all sectors supporting them to be purpose-driven with meaningful processes, structure and impact, and holds specialist knowledge within the areas of education, creative and cultural, youth, wellbeing, social enterprise and  community.

Shahida Siddique

Shahida Siddique is a dynamic and innovative change leader with a transformative leadership style in a career spanning 20 years in the Voluntary Community Faith sectors as well as the Private and Public Sectors across the Sheffield City Region. Strong analytical skills combined with astute political, economic and cultural insight makes her highly sought out for advice and intelligence from a wide range of stakeholders. A thought leader in strategic governance, financial governance and transparency within the faith based management sector, combining theological frameworks and interpreting these to fit into legislation and audit requirement within Charity Law.

She has successfully built her organisation Faithstar from inception of idea to implementation and growth, to currently stand as a unique learning organisation sought out by National and Local Government Office, senior leaders within faith sector, Royal Navy, Charity Commission both Sheffield and Sheffield Hallam University, South Yorkshire Police as well as well business, civic and faith leaders across the region to name but a few.

A thought leader seen as the next generation of leadership nationally for the Third Sector. A visionary who has been sought out for her experience, knowledge and unique outlook to give a view of future development and growth within the sector. An innovator in the development of corporate governance and social responsibility. Leading the way in developing new types of corporate entity encompassing equality and inclusion and the evolution of cross sector organisational development. Cutting edge research into hybrid corporate governance models that takes the drive of the Private sector, ethos and value of the Voluntary sector and partnerships of the Public sector.

A critical and strategic thinker that has a unique ability to distil complex plans, initiatives and information and bring it to the everyday person. Deeply committed to the Nolan principles of governance who acts with integrity and discretion as a matter of course.

Mark Smith

Mark has over 22 years of experience working in the third sector leading and managing organisations that help vulnerable communities as well as the private sector particularly focusing on entrepreneurs and business startups.

Mark specialises in providing executive coaching and mentoring for senior leaders and startups. He recognizes that it can feel tough and isolated at the top and likes to adopt a goal-lite and eclectic approach, but is often drawn to Gestalt practice of focusing on the here and now.

Mark has delivered advice, training and mentoring to new business startups for many years sharing his experience and expertise and asking the critical questions to help a new business or social enterprise to think commercially and to become confident in their industry. From new café owners, crafting groups to address mental health and wellbeing, dog groomers, beauticians to graphic designers, Mark is comfortable using his mentoring skills to help their business development and growth.

Mark was a member of the Junior Chamber International (JCI) for 9 years. JCI is a global membership organization that provides leadership development opportunities to empower young people to create positive change. He is a trained listening volunteer, trustee, shift leader and Vice Director for Rotherham Samaritans.

Through his business Make Your Mark UK, he has worked with many good causes including charities that support older people, survivors of domestic abuse and coercive control, people with visual impairments and those battling with cancer.